Many UK prisoners with tuberculosis have a drug-resistant form of the disease, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The research also showed that the majority of tuberculosis (TB)... more>

There is a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis amongst patients with HIV in South Africa, investigators report in the April 1st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Overall, almost 20% of... more>

HIV was detected in the lesions of almost 50% of HIV-positive men with genital ulcer disease, investigators report in the April 1st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. A higher viral load, larger lesions, multiple... more>

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• Over a third of TB cases in UK prisons are drug-resistant
• High prevalence of drug-resistant TB amongst HIV patients in South Africa